15 ‘survivor’ stocks for Asia

If there was an investment version of the popular reality show, “Survivor,” the cast members will certainly include some heavy-hitters from Asia, including Samsung Electronics of Korea and Telstra of Australia, according to analysts at Credit Suisse.

The analysts came up with a “survivor list” comprised of 15 Asian companies which are expected to weather the numerous challenges of 2012 to emerge relatively intact even as the outlook on global growth weakens and inflation remains high.

“In an environment like this we believe picking the right companies will be ever more important—companies that can deliver results with less dependence on macro and a track record of delivery,” said the analysts in a report.

In drawing up the list, Credit Suisse said it used several different factors to evaluate the companies such as average sales growth and return on invested capital over a 5-year period.

The final roster is a corporate honor roll of Asia and encompasses different countries and diverse industries.

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